The members of Fellowship Bible Church affirm these basic Bible truths:
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The Bible (the sixty-six books of
the Old and New Testaments) is the inspired Word of God and is the final
authority for faith and practice. The Bible in the original manuscripts
is inerrant in all that it affirms, and the sincere reader can properly
understand and apply its teachings.
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The one true God exists eternally
in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God
is a spirit who is all-powerful, everywhere-present, all-knowing, sovereign,
unchangeable, holy, just, and loving. He is also the Creator and Sustainer
of all things.
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Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is
true God and true man. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit—receiving a
human body and an incorrupt human nature—born of a virgin, and lived a
sinless life.
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Jesus Christ died a substitutionary
death for sinners and arose bodily and immortally from the grave. He ascended
into heaven and will return bodily and visibly to the earth just as He
left.
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Because of the sin of Adam (the
first human being and the father of mankind), all of his descendants (except
Jesus Christ) are sinners who stand condemned before God and in need of
His salvation. Moreover, it is only through personal faith in the person
and the work of Jesus Christ—and not by the sinner's meritorious works
of any kind—that one can receive forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and
membership in Christ’s church.
